License plate readers in New Mexico
990 ALPR cameras documented in New Mexico, 664 identified as Flock Safety devices — across 28 of 33 counties (46.5 per 100,000 residents). Snapshot 2026-08-24; documented ≠ complete — methodology.
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County breakdown
| County | Documented cameras | Per 100k | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo | 392 | 58.4 | 8 |
| Doña Ana | 98 | 42.7 | 2 |
| Lea | 76 | 101.1 | 1 |
| Otero | 57 | 81.8 | 4 |
| San Juan | 51 | 42.2 | 9 |
| Sandoval | 39 | 24.7 | 2 |
| Santa Fe | 39 | 24.7 | 1 |
| Chaves | 30 | 47.1 | — |
| Valencia | 29 | 35.9 | — |
| Curry | 25 | 53.0 | 2 |
| Taos | 25 | 72.5 | — |
| Eddy | 19 | 30.9 | 1 |
| Rio Arriba | 18 | 45.1 | 1 |
| Guadalupe | 16 | 364.9 | — |
| Los Alamos | 14 | 71.2 | — |
| San Miguel | 13 | 49.2 | — |
| Torrance | 10 | 62.6 | — |
| Cibola | 7 | 26.2 | — |
| Colfax | 6 | 48.8 | — |
| Union | 6 | 152.8 | — |
| Roosevelt | 5 | 26.7 | — |
| Socorro | 4 | 25.1 | — |
| Mora | 3 | 73.2 | — |
| Hidalgo | 2 | 50.4 | 1 |
| McKinley | 2 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Quay | 2 | 23.8 | — |
| Lincoln | 1 | 5.0 | — |
| Luna | 1 | 3.9 | 1 |
| Catron | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| De Baca | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Grant | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Harding | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Sierra | 0 | 0.0 | — |
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Agencies documented using ALPRs
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (CC BY 4.0), agency-level records.
- Alamogordo Police Departmentsource ↗
- Albuquerque Police Departmentsource ↗
- Bloomfield Police Departmentsource ↗
- Capitan Police Departmentsource ↗
- Carlsbad Police Departmentsource ↗
- Curry County Sheriff's Officesource ↗
- Deming Police Departmentsource ↗
- Farmington Police Departmentsource ↗
- Las Cruces Police Departmentsource ↗
- Lea County Sheriff's Officesource ↗
- Milan Police Departmentsource ↗
- Mora County Sheriff's Officesource ↗
- Otero County Sheriff's Officesource ↗
- Pueblo of Pojoaque Police Departmentsource ↗
- Rio Rancho Police Departmentsource ↗
Act lawfully
- Request your agency’s ALPR policy and audit logs via public records.
- Attend council or commission meetings when contracts come up for renewal.
- Subscribe to NM alerts for newly documented cameras.